That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 62
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Jussi Ristimäki has unexpectedly resigned as president and chief executive...
Jussi Ristimäki has unexpectedly resigned as president and chief executive of Rapala VMC, the Finnish maker of fishing tackle. Louis d'Alançon, chairman of the Finnish-based group, has assumed the post pending the search for a permanent successor. Ristimäki had been leading a recovery plan and was purportedly making progress toward ...
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Salming Sports has promoted Joakim Sandin to chief executive. He...
Salming Sports has promoted Joakim Sandin to chief executive. He has been with the Swedish producer of sporting goods since 2013, most recently as manager of international sales, communication and the running segment. Salming is rebranding itself entirely and has set up a new marketing department under Marcus Waltilla, who ...
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Lacoste has promoted Marco Dippe to chief executive for Europe,...
Lacoste has promoted Marco Dippe to chief executive for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and global travel retail. He was previously CEO of Central and Northern Europe. Over the past three years, Dippe has been repositioning Lacoste in Europe. He helped consolidate the management of the German, Austrian, ...
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Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left...
Timo Perschke, the founder and chief executive of Pyua, left the German company on Sept. 1. His departure took place a few weeks after some of the company's retail partners expressed concerns about the planned sale of its products on the web store of Tchibo, a Hamburg-based retail chain known ...
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Head/Tyrolia has promoted Cameron Smith to the position of U.S....
Head/Tyrolia has promoted Cameron Smith to the position of U.S. competition and team manager. Smith joined the company in 2017. In his new role, he will manage all relations with athletes, sponsorships and racing products for Head/Tyrolia USA.
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Asics has promoted Thomas Irle to commercial director for Germany,...
Asics has promoted Thomas Irle to commercial director for Germany, Austria, Poland and other markets in Eastern Europe. Irle has been with the Japanese footwear and sporting-goods company since mid-2013 and was most recently a sales director in charge of the online wholesale business. He has also led the online-only ...
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Anders Jönsson is leaving as chief executive of Puma Nordic...
Anders Jönsson is leaving as chief executive of Puma Nordic after 30 years in various positions within the company, according to Sportfack. He is being succeeded by Miroslav Ryba, who most recently led Puma's business in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. The information has recently been circulated internally at Puma by ...
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Intersport Spain has announced the appointment of Xavier Alomar as...
Intersport Spain has announced the appointment of Xavier Alomar as its new managing director, indicating that it is intended to better implement its omni-channel development strategy. He will replace Paxti Fernandez, who has held the role since 2016. Alomar, who joined the board of directors of the Spanish buying group ...
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Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales...
Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales and marketing efforts to reboot and rejuvenate the 70-year-old outdoor fashion brand. Abrahamsson, who took on the role this month, co-founded a sports fashion and lifestyle brand, WearColour, in 2010 and held previous positions at Oakley, Burton, Hurley and Eastpak. ...
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As Angling International reported via Facebook on Sept. 24, Grant...
As Angling International reported via Facebook on Sept. 24, Grant Ottignon-Harris, managing director of Pure Fishing for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), has left the company and been replaced by Kjell Clefjord. Ottignon-Harris spent nine years with the world's largest manufacturer of fishing tackle, originally as regional director ...
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Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the...
Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the cycling brands Cannondale, GT and Fabric, promoting Nick Larsen to the position of vice president of global creative and Dennis Kim to vice president of global marketing. Larsen has spent the past 18 months setting a new course for Cannondale, ...
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Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...
Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president...
NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president and chief marketing officer. He will continue to oversee sales, marketing and branding, as he has done for the past 12 years as vice president. During his career in professional skateboarding, which lasted from 1986 to 1992, Kendall was sponsored ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the...
Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the sport of football, has named Iván Abad Iglesias as its chief executive. The appointment took effect on Sept. 2. Javier Sánchez Broto – the chain's founder and a former professional football player, with the Real Zaragoza, Villareal, Málaga, Airdie, Celtic, ...
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Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at...
Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at Aqua Lung. The new CEO comes with experience from Fox Racing, Oxbow and Boardriders, with leadership roles at DC Shoes and Quiksilver and key account management at Adidas. Based at the watersports equipment maker's offices in Carros, France, the self-professed ...
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Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed...
Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed as chief executive of Li-Ning Company alongside its founder, Li Ning. He will focus on operations and the supply chain, where the Chinese company has encountered some difficulties.
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Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for...
Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for Europe and the Middle East. The manager is joining the Canadian cycling company with more than 30 years of experience in the cycling industry and the sporting goods industry in general. He was most recently global vice president of sales ...
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Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing...
Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing and branding, and Jean-Louis Delamarre as executive vice-president of markets and distribution. Spindler was most recently vice-president of customer experience at GM France. She started her career at LVMH, and has held various marketing and communication roles at Yves Rocher. ...
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StockX has appointed Deena Bahri as its first chief marketing...
StockX has appointed Deena Bahri as its first chief marketing officer to oversee the marketing, content and design teams as well as the overarching consumer-facing strategy for the Detroit-based online sneaker retailer
